![]() The Alphafly 2 still has ZoomX foam, a full carbon Flyplate, dual Zoom Air pods, and AtomKnit upper, but the upper, midsole, and outsole have all been redone. This isn’t just an “every other model number” revamped upper, there is new tooling from top to bottom. Now it’s a full two years later and the Alphafly 2 has finally arrived! It keeps the same parts but has been fully reworked. I used it for everything from 5K to marathon and the bounce couldn’t be beat (it holds my PR in 5K, 10K, 10 Mile, half marathon, and full marathon). It was the racing shoe of choice for many runners, including myself. It was called the bee’s knees, the cat’s pajamas, and probably other old-timey sayings (probably). It had a broader public release later that year. It was a genius strategy, and many runners decided to use it despite just trying it for the first time days before. At the Trials, Nike pulled a smooth publicity stunt, offering a free pair to every competitor in the Trials, no matter their time or affiliation with any other brand.\ Olympic Trials marathon in early 2020 (which seems like an eternity ago at this point), back before we thought Covid was a real thing. The original Alphafly’s first wide release came at the U.S. What you see is what you get: ZoomX foam, a partially visible carbon Flyplate, and two visible Zoom Air pods under the ball of the foot. ![]() Rumors swirled (started by this website when we broke the full patent of the shoe to the world) that the shoe contained multiple carbon plates and possibly other goodies hidden in the foam, but these proved to be incorrect. But the Alphafly added in Zoom Air pods, and not some paper thin ones hidden inside the midsole like the Pegasus. The shoe was built on the Vaporfly foundation and used ZoomX foam and a full-length carbon plate. With the Alphafly on foot, he crossed the finish line in 1:59:40. After failing in Monza, Italy the year before, he finally did it on the streets of Vienna, Austria. ![]() What level would that be? Let’s find out.īEN: The original Nike Alphafly burst onto the scene as a radical new shoe to be used for the INEOS 1:59 Challenge, Eliud Kipchoge’s second attempt to run a sub-2-hour marathon in controlled conditions. I studied every leaked image and imagined the improvements that could be made to take the Alphafly to the Next% level. So when I saw that the second version was on the way, to say I was excited to try out the second version would be an understatement. Even though I loved the Alphafly the most at the marathon distance, I still used it for races of all distances. The sensation was similar to cruise control: set the pace and just roll. Holding the marathon pace felt like less work than any other trainer. It worked for me like no other shoe could. Scary.Īll of that to say, there are few shoes I’ve bought over the last half-decade, and there is only one shoe I have purchased several times: the Nike Alphafly Next%. Side note: having a ton of running shoes sounds great (and it is), but also imagine your house is the set of Floor is Lava, but instead of lava, it’s just a raging sea of ten-year-old Mizuno and Brooks. With basements, garages, and walls filled with a history of running shoes, it’s laughable to even consider buying another pair of shoes, running or otherwise. THOMAS: As a review site that receives most of its product direct from manufacturers, it’s rare that I actually buy a shoe.
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